October 2011
Lloyd's holds workshop for Prince's Trust young people
Lloyd’s opened its doors to seventeen young
people being supported by The Prince’s Trust earlier this month to
give their influencing skills a boost.
The group – who are all young ambassadors for The Prince’s Trust
after taking part in one of the youth charity’s programmes – took
part in a workshop designed to boost their confidence and hone
their influencing skills.
Employees
from Lloyd's also joined the young people for lunch to hear how
they are turning their lives around with help from The Prince’s
Trust.
Steve Robertson, Managing Director of Market Services for
Lloyd’s said: "As a business mentor for The Prince’s Trust
Enterprise Programme, I am delighted that Lloyd's
Charities Trust is supporting the youth charity’s work as part of
the Brighter Futures for Londoners partnership. Boosting
these young peoples’ influencing skills will really help them as
they move into jobs and business and it was fantastic to see how
much they got out of the workshop. It was also wonderful for
our employees to hear their inspirational stories and learn more
about the kind of barriers they are overcoming with help from The
Prince’s Trust."
Prince’s Trust Young Ambassador, Emma Neale, said: ‘When
organisations like Lloyd’s invest in The Prince’s Trust, young
people who have had difficult starts and faced many hurdles are
able to get closer to achieving their dreams."
The day's training is part of an ongoing schedule of
activity as part of the wider Brighter Futures for
Londoners partnership between The Prince’s Trust and Lloyd’s
Charities Trust. In July, Lloyd’s hosted a celebratory event for
disadvantaged young people who had finished one of the youth
charity’s 12-week personal development programmes to turn their
lives around. The event included a three-course meal for the course
participants and their families and an opportunity to find out more
about pursuing a career in the city.
Prince’s Trust Team leader, Marie Woolton, said: "We were so
pleased that Lloyd’s hosted this celebration in support of these
young people. It really was an extraordinary experience for the
young group and one that they will remember for a long time."
For more information about the partnership between The Prince’s
Trust and Lloyd’s Charities Trust, visit the
page at Lloyd's.